bore
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6.0
- noun
- /bɔr/
- Specialized
:
agujero
- The weapon was designed with a large bore to accommodate a wider range of ammunition.
- bore size
- bore diameter
- drill the bore
Examples
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The cylinders are available in bore sizes of 1/2 in. and 8, 10, and 12 mm.
Academic text (1998) -
We are loading up on the remaining pipe today, 150 feet of joint, push on, hit our mark on well bore NLT this evening.
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Also, the hole in the center is not as large as the maximum bore of the hub.
Academic text (1996) -
Units are offered in eight bore sizes from 20 to 100 mm.
Academic text (2000) -
A package of tube fabrication tools was created for small bore tube assembly.
Academic text (2011) -
It's the triple bore tunnel between Berkeley and Walnut Creek and they want to build a fourth bore.
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In 1991, the team began drilling bore holes on the coastal plain and examined the extracted four-inch diameter cores.
Academic text (2004) -
The engineer specified the bore diameter for the new pipe to ensure it would fit correctly.
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When drilling the well, the team carefully measured the bore to maintain proper dimensions.
Synonyms
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1.0
An opening in something, often made by people or nature
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6.7
The inside width of a gun barrel or bullet
4
6.8
A narrow hole drilled into the ground to find water or minerals
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4.4
A hole made with a drill to take samples or put instruments into rock
A hole made by drilling into rock or under the ground using a machine
Compounds
How Wide
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bore (a hole): The noun bore for a drilled hole comes from the same old word for 'drill' or 'pierce', so a bore is simply the empty space left after you have bored into something. This connects the action and the result: to bore is to make a bore.